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Highlight: This 8 day tour of Tibet explores the major
historic sites of Tibetan Buddhism, including the magnificent Potala in Lhasa
and many of the former capital’s important historic structures, You’ll also
visit other important temples in Tibet as you journey toward the highlight of
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base camp of Mount Everest to feast your eyes on the world’s premier peak.

Highlight: Celebrate your honeymoon amidst the magical wonders of China. Take in the imperial grandeur of the Forbidden City and the timeless Terracotta Warriors, explore Xi'an’s lively Muslim Quarter bazaar and meet the pandas of Chongqing Zoo. Relax on a 3-night cruise through the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. Finally, take in the contrasts of Shanghai, from the timeless Old City, to the Bund’s architectural icons and the modern masterpieces lining Nanjing Road, China’s premier shopping street. Allow China’s vastness and surprising variety to enliven your special journey.

Highlight: China encompasses an incredible range of landscapes, and this tour brings you face to face with some of the most remarkable. In Beijing, see the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Forbidden City itself, and trek a wild and scenic section of the Great Wall. Spend a full two days exploring Zhangjiajie’s photogenic sandstone cliffs rising from seas of mist. View the ‘Dragon’s Backbone’ system of terraced fields outside Guilin, and enjoy the Li River cruise to Yangshuo. Finally, explore the rugged granite peaks of the Yellow Mountains before bidding farewell to China’s natural wonders.

beauty

Enter the dreamscape of Huangshan Mountain, and be
transported to a world that looks and feels like an impossibly beautiful work
of nature’s imagination. You’ll have to pinch yourself to believe the reality
of this amazing trancelike vision, so long the pilgrimage site of China’s most
revered poets and artists.

Walking the wall

It is hard to imagine a structure more quintessentially
Chinese that the Great Wall. Begun by China’s first Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the
many sections of the Great Wall evolved over centuries, and the most highly
prized and best surviving sections are the Ming Dynasty structures and their
iconic watchtowers.

A hiking tour of the wall introduces you to the various
structural remains of this fantastic human achievement and travels through the
spectacular views of the landscapes over which the mighty defensive structures
snake.

Forbidden thoughts

Explore the treasures of the Forbidden City.

The very name conjures the enigmatic secretive world of
ancient Imperial China, its sanctity protected by the certain death of
interlopers. The awesome scale of the gates, great halls, bridges Imperial
carriageway and assembly courtyards are a testament to the enormous power
wielded by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The thought of visiting
Beijing without a wander round the largest palace in the world is unthinkable.

Fisherman's friend

Watch the cormorant fishermen on the Li River.

The breathtaking scenery of the beautiful Guilin and
Yangshuo hills are the backdrop to this marvellous scene of ingenuity, as
fishermen float through the evening sunset aboard their gas lit bamboo rafts
guiding their trained cormorants to fish the river for the catch of the day. A
great opportunity to board a boat and enjoy their amazing skill close at hand.

Rare leaves

If you are an aficionado of tea drinking and travelling
in Fujian province, don’t miss the opportunity to imbibe some of the splendid
Oolong rock teas of the Red Robe Valley.

These special teas, regarded as the best of all teas,
grow in craggy outcrops and some varieties are extremely rare, including the
famous Da Hong Pao and Tieguanyin teas, which weight for weight exceed the
price of gold on the global market.

Don’t worry if you are not a millionaire though, as there
are many varieties of fine locally grown Oolong and Bohea rock teas in the
valley’s teahouses.

Heavenly gardens

Visit the nine UNESCO World Heritage gardens of Suzhou,
which together reflect the poetic expression of the perfection of the Chinese
Garden for over a millennia.

Arrestingly beautiful, it is easy to see the enormous
influence these ancient gardens have had on gardening across the globe, and
they are a true inspiration for anyone seeking to enhance their living spaces
with beautiful planting and exotic features.